1. The biggest employee complaint across American companies is feeling underappreciated.

2. Overachievers often accomplish some amazing feats, but underestimate the effect of all the stress on their bodies over time.

3. _____________________________________________________________________.

1. How did you manage to sell your wife on the idea of a separate vacation?

2. Frankly, I’m just not sold on the strategy.

3. I’m still not really sold on the idea of mobile payments. Are they safe?

4. Our client is as good as sold on the project: we just need to nudge him over the finish line.

5. ____________________________________________________________.

1. I’m really interested in her. I’d like to get to know her better.

2. She’s really interesting. I’d like to get to know her better.

3. The professor showed her students a fascinating film about history.

4. The students were all fascinated by the film their professor showed.

5. It’s an intriguing idea, but I’m afraid we don’t have the resources to develop it.

6. Although they were intrigued by the idea, the company didn’t have the resources to develop it.

7. _________________________________________________________________.

8. _________________________________________________________________.

1. What’s new? Well, I may or may not have big news to share with you…I’m pregnant!

2. I may or may not come to your party, I have to see what ends up happening with my meeting beforehand.

3. You may or may not know, but when I was a child I was a celebrated gymnast.

4. ___________________________________________________________.

1. I’ll love you no matter what happens to us.

2. You are not under any circumstances to discuss this with anybody. Do you understand?

3. No matter what consequences I may have to face, I know this is something that I have to do.

4. I won’t go into that creepy old house under any circumstances!

5. _____________________________________________________________________.

1. This is super fun Stephanie! Thank you so much for inviting me out to go paint balling. It’s a blast.

2. You need to understand, Eva, that this sort of behavior is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

3. Why did you do that Evan?! You completely screwed our team over and now we’re definitely going to be disqualified.

4. _____________________________________________________________________.

1. She told me you had quite the party last night.

2. My daughter is quite the little reader: she’s already finished those 3 books we bought her for Christmas.

3. When your father was in university, he was quite the ladies’ man.

4. _______________________________________________________________.

1. I didn’t think I had his attention, but after I mentioned I went to Harvard, he was definitely listening.

2. You want to give me a job? I’m listening.

3. Bob: “I think we should get married” Jane: “I’m listening.”

4. ____________________________________________________________________.

1. She near-starved herself to death when she was dealing with an eating disorder.

2. I think I’m going to near-run out of money before my next paycheck. It’s going to be tight.

3. My friend near-fell off a cliff the other day while we were hiking! It was completely terrifying.

4. Oh my god! That car over there near-hit that pedestrian walking across the street. Did you see that?

5. ______________________________________________________________________.

1. If I get that new raise, I’m going to get a car!

2. If I get that new raise – I’m going to get a car!   (better)